Gunman opens fire on Schenectady corner

Published 12:11 pm, Monday, December 1, 2014

SCHENECTADY - A gunman opened fire on a city corner in Mont Pleasant Monday morning but did not hit his intended target or anyone else, police said.

The shooting happened shortly before 10 a.m., at the corner of Woolsey Street and Michigan Avenue. Police said the gunman pulled up in a vehicle and fired several shots at a person standing on the sidewalk. Two rounds struck 1441 Woolsey St. People were home at the time. Police believe an empty garage at the corner was also hit.

Police said they had only a vague description of the gunman and no description of his target or the vehicle the shooting rode in.